Complete port forwarding noobie here and I have tried myself using multiple tutorials to open port 3074 and I have just given up. My last effort made me have no internet for 20 minutes so I have turned to the forums.
I have been trying to change the NAT type from Strict to Open on Call of Duty Cold War and I’m having a very hard time.
I have attached two screenshots in the two links provided, can someone tell me where I am going wrong? Thank you. I can imagine whoever helps will want more information so I am happy to provide anything where needed. I have hidden IP addresses with the red blocks just to make sure I am not exposing myself to anything.
You already have same rule with zero packets added by upnp, so there’s no reason why manually added one would be any different.
Does your router have public IP address? It’s required for port forwarding.
Look at IP->Addresses and address assigned to WAN interface (the one connected to internet), is it 192.168.x.x, 10.x.x.x, 172.16-31.x.x or 100.64-127.x.x? If it is, it’s not public address. You would still have chance, if your router is connected behind some kind of modem that serves as router and has public address. In that case you could forward ports from it to your router. If not, you can’t forward any ports.
COD shouldn’t require opening port 3074 unless CW went back to using listen servers and you want to host games on your client. If they are using listen servers, the garbage about NAT types on Activision’s site applies.
You see the grey lead coming from the box on the left, well that was hanging out all until yesterday. It was a lead coming from a section which lit up the ‘port light’ once I had plugged it into the router. But, my NAT is still STRICT.
When I open COD, I see the port 3074 appear under Demonware but no packets pass through. In the settings on COD, it says “The game tried to use UDP port 3074 to open the required port for an open NAT in-game.” It goes onto saying “Depending on your router, you may be able to enable UPnP, port forwarding or add your playstation to DMZ to get the NAT type to appear Open in-game, which will provide the best experience for connecting with other players”.
172.20.xx.xx is not public address, so that would mean no port forwarding for you. Unless you’d have NAT 1:1, but judging by zero packets hitting your rules, you probably don’t.
One chance would be if upstream router had public address and working UPnP, and if you’d not insist on using your router as router, but only as transparent bridge/switch. Your devices would then get addresses directly from upstream router and would be able to open ports using UPnP. It’s not guaranteed that it would work like this, but maybe it could. Downside is that you wouldn’t have isolated LAN as you have now. You can quickly test this, if you connect your gaming device directly to big box on the left instead of router.
It should create file anynameyouwish.rsc which you’ll see in Files. In WinBox you need to select New Terminal.
That’s such a shame. I do not have a lead long enough to connect to the big box on the left, it would be in the way too. I have found the .rsc file but how do I read the contents so I can copy them here?
What are you trying to accomplish with this???
/ip firewall filter add action=accept chain=input dst-port=22,443 protocol=tcp src-address=
213.218.229.144/29
Not sure if it will hurt but only need one or the other, the default is out-interface-list=WAN
/ip firewall nat
add action=masquerade chain=srcnat comment=“defconf: masquerade”
ipsec-policy=out,none out-interface=ether1 out-interface-list=WAN
It was meant as quick test, if it would work better without router. And direct cable connection is the simplest way, because you don’t have to reconfigure anything. But if you don’t have long enough cable, you can test it with slightly reconfigured router. All you need is to add new bridge, then select two ports and move them from old bridge to new one. Nothing else. Connection between these two ports will then be completely transparent. Then connect one to big box on the left and another to gaming device.
I have no idea… I did not create any of the rules. I live in an apartment and the internet was already configured once I had moved in. Please can you tell me how to change to bridge?
Spoon feeding aint my bag, its some kernel of interest in learning how to config at least basics that is worth my time.
Call it progressive socialism LOL